迷你对话:
A: Have you finished your work?
你干完了你的活儿吗?
B: Not because I’m keeping an eye on the baby.
没有,因为我一直在照顾那个小婴儿。
A: Where is the baby’s mother?
那个婴儿的妈妈在哪儿?
B: She is at the supermarket downstairs. She said she would be back in about half an hour.
她在楼下的超市,她说半小时后回来。
地道表达:
keep an eye on
解词释义:
keep on是动词短语,有“使......继续下去,使......不停”的意思,短语keep an eye on意思是“一直看着......不停地看着......”,可以引申为“照看,照管”。
支持范例:
Would you keep an eye on my baby for a while?
请你照看一下我的婴儿好吗?
Keep an eye on the stove in case the coffee boils.
看着炉子,免得咖啡煮沸了。
Can you keep an eye on the kids while I go to the doctor's?
你可以在我去看医生时帮我看一下小孩吗?
Please keep an eye on my suitcase while I go to buy my ticket.
我去买车票时,请您帮我照看一下箱子。